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HAY STAGKER. No. 399,106. Patented Mar. 5, 1889.

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HAY STAGKER No. 399,106. Patented Mai. 5, 1889.

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JULIUS V1. ILL AND HENRY \YILL, OF BETHEL, MISSOURI, ASSIGNORS OF ONE-THIRD TO PHILIP STEIN EACH, SE, OF SAME PLACE.

HAY-STACKER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 399,106, dated March 5, 1889. Application filed ct ber 2, 1888. Serial No. 287,052, (No modelfl 1'0 all whom it may COILOBY'H-I backward. Extending across the under side Be it known that we, JULlUS E. WILL and of the frame A is the cross-brace H, to the .llENRY WILL, of llethel, in the county of ends of which are secured the braces l, which Shelby and State of Missouri, have invented are inclined upward at a suitable inclination 5 certain new and useful Improvements in Hay and are fastened at their upper ends to the Stackers; and we do hereby declare the fol- 1 outer sides of the braces C for the purpose of lowing to be a full, clear, and exact descripsupporting the two sets of braces ll C rigidly tion of the invention, such as will enable in position. others skilled in the art to which it pertains The two lovers h, pivoted upon the pivotal 10 to make and use it, reference being had to bolt D, have the hay-fork G secured to their the accompanying drawings, which form part front ends. This hay-fork G consists of two of this specification. sets of teeth, 11 b, which are placed at an are Our invention relates to an improvemcntin gle to each other, as shown, and in between hay-slackers; and it consists in the combinawhich the hay which is to be deposited upon tion of a suitable supporting-traine, braces 1 the stack is placed. This hay may be delivor supports which extend theretrormthe haycred directly from the hay-fork, or may be lork which is pivoted in the supports, a counthrown upon the lower set of teeth by hand. tor-weight which is secured to the fork, and The lower set of teeth, a, which are the long;- an operating-cord by means of which the fork est, serves to receive the hay direct, while the 20 is raised so asto dumpits load upon the stack, second set, 11, which are somewhat shorter as will be more full v described, and pointed and are placed at a suitable angle to the lower out in the claims. set, extend at any suitable angle thereto, so

The object of our invention is to providea as to catch the hay and hold it while being I machine by means of which the hay can be elevated.

raised from the ground and deposited upon it it was not for the second set of teeth, Z), the stack which is beingtormed with ease and placed at a suitable angle after the fork was rapidity. 1 raised to a. certain position,the hay would be- Figure 1 is aside elevation of a hay-stacker 1 gin to drop from the teeth a upon the wagon which embodies our invention, the parts be- 5 instead of being delivered upon the stack. 3o ing' shown in solid lines and in another posi- The two sets of teeth which form the haytion in dot-ted lines. 2 is a plan view of i fork are secured directly to the two levers F, the same. Fig. 3 is a perspective of a hayand to the side braces, .l, which are secured stacker which embodies our invention. l to the levers F by means oi the two cross-bars A represents a suitable rectangular frame K, which extend across the tops of the levers 8 5 35 upon which the stacker is placed, and which, i and project beyond their sides, and the two when in operation, is to be placed upon a i braces L. The two braces L are secured to ii agon-g'ear or other suitable support. This the upper set of teeth, and to the trontcrossframe is braced together in any way that may bar, K, and these braces L are provided with be preferred, as we do not restrict our invena series of holes, so that the angle at which 40 tion in this respect. Rising from this frame the upper set of teeth are placed in relation A at a suitable inclination are the two sets of 1 to the lower one may be varied at will. bracesB C, which are united togctherattheir For the purpose of varying the angle at upper ends by the pivotal bolt-D, upon which which the two sets of teeth are placed to each the hay-stacker moves. The two frontbraces, '1 other, the upper set is pivoted at the lower 45 B, are secured at their lower ends inside of ends to the stationary set, and then the upthe frame A,while the lower ends of the braces per set is made adjustable by means of the 0 are secured to the outer side. By this conbraces L. Projecting from the under side of struction the braces B are placed in the line the levers F are the braces N, and projecting of travel of the stops E, secured to the levers I from the cross-piece O, which extends across o F, for the purpose of limiting the distance [the rear ends of the levers F, is a brace, P,

that the fork G shall be moved upward and l which is secured at its lower end to the two o prevent the fork from striking against 2' seems braces N, The braces P N form a triangle of which the levers F form the third side, anc

the brace P is strengthened in position by the braces Q, which project downward from the 5 under side of the levers F. To the upper end of the brace I of the operating-rope R, which passes down under the lower end of the brace, then forward around the pulley S upon the front cross-piece of the frame A, then back under the pulley '1 upon the lower end of the brace P, up over the movable pulley U, fastened to the upper end of the brace, then down under the pulley V upon the lower end of the brace P, and then forward past the pulley 7 upon the cross-bar to which the pulley S is attached.

For the purpose of counterbalancing the l1ay-fork and to cause the fork to return to position, a suitable weight, X, is secured to the braces N and P at their junction, and this weight serves to counterbalance the fork after it has been raised into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, so as to cause the fork to begin to return to position as soon as 2 5 the rope is slackened for that purpose. Af-

ter the weight has returned to a vertical position as the fork descends, it then begins to act as a counter-weight to the fork, so as to prevent the fork descending with a rush and striking the ground with sufficient force to is secured the stationary end break the machine. In proportion as the fork descends after the weight passes its ver tical point the fork must raise the weight by means of the braces N P, and this up 3 5 ward movement of the weight checks the descent of the fork correspondingly. After the fork has been raised to the full distance which it is intended it shall move, as shown in dotted lines, the stops E strike against the brace 13, and then all furthermovement of the l fork toward the stack is checked. After the fork has been moved the full distance, thehay drops from between the two sets of teeth which 1 form the fork and falls upon the stack. After 5 the fork has been loaded, it is only necessary to start the animal fastened to the elevating- .rope R, when the load will be raised and deposited upon the stack without any further trouble upon the part of the operator. To

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ground as it returns to position, the ends of the side braces, J, are made to project through the teeth of the fork sufficiently far to strike against the ground, and thus receive all of: the shock.

We are aware that sliding weights have heretofore been used in connection with hay:stackers and placed upon ropes connected with the fork portion, and this we disclaim. Our 111- vention differs from this in usingastatlona-ry weight, X, which is secured rigidly to the extreme end of the frame away from the fork, so that it will be in position to first start the fork-levers in returning to position as soon as the load is dumped, and then serve to arrest the downward movement of the parts by its gravity.

Having thus described our invention, we claim- 1. The combination of a suitable supporting-frame, the lovers F, the fork composed of two sets of teeth placed at a suitable angle to each other, the braces N P, secured to the levers, a weight secured rigidly to the brace, suitable guiding-pulleys, and the operating rope, substantially as described.

2. In a hay-stacker, the combination of 'the levers F, pivoted upon a suitable supportingframe, the braces J, cross-pieces K, and the ad justable braces L, with the hay-fork consisting of a stationary set of teeth and a pivoted shorter set of teeth, which are adapted to be held at different angles to the stationary set by means of said braces L, substantially as set forth. 7

3. The combination of the frame A, the braces B O, secured together at their upper ends by the cross-bolt D, the levers F, having the fork G secured to their front ends, the stops E, secured to the rear ends of the levers, the braces N P, the weight secured to the braces, the guiding-pulleys, and the operating-rope, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

JULIUS E. NVILL. HENRY ILL.

lVi tn esses:

CHARLES N. BEARY, PHILIP STEINBACH, Sr. 

